Awareness And Attitude On Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease Among Middle Aged Women Of An Urban Community In Kathmandu
Volume 3 - Issue 6, June 2019 Edition
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Author(s)
Nanu Shrestha, Lalita Rai, Bhuwan K. Dangol, Tanuja K. Chaudhary
Keywords
Awareness, Attitude, Middle Aged Women, Prevention of CHD
Abstract
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer disease of women worldwide. A descriptive study was done to find out awareness and attitude of middle aged women on prevention of CHD. A total of 106 respondents were selected through non- probability purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interview schedule was used to find out awareness and 3 point Likert scale was used to assess attitude of women. All collected data were analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistical method. Chi-square test was used to find out the association between awareness and selected variables. The age of the respondents varied from 40 to 60 years with mean age 49.3years. Findings of the study depicted that 42% of women had adequate awareness on prevention of CHD. Majority of the women (94.3 %) had heard about CHD, but only 19% of them were aware about the correct meaning. Seventy six percent of women were aware about stress being a risk factor while only 17% were aware about diabetes. Similarly, only 21% of women were aware about increased risk of CHD after menopause. Eighty percent of women were aware that CHD is a preventable disease. Majority (88.8 %) were aware about diet control as a preventive measures followed by avoiding stress (77.5 %). Likewise, 76% of women possessed positive attitude towards CHD prevention. Awareness level was significantly associated with education status and positive family history of CHD.In conclusion, more than half of women had inadequate awareness on prevention of CHD. Despite inadequate awareness, majority of them had positive attitude towards prevention. So, health education programs could be beneficial on prevention of morbidity and mortality related to CHD among women by improving awareness and further promoting positive attitude towards prevention.
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